Mr. Ghauri was influential in listing NetSol’s Pakistani subsidiary on the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE). In addition, Mr. Ghauri helped establish the first US Company listed on both Nasdaq Capital Market (NASDAQ CM:NTWK) and Dubai stock exchange (NASDAQ DUBAI:NTWK).

On September 13, 2006 and again in June 25, 2008, Mr. Ghauri represented NetSol Technologies as he presided over the closing bell for the Nasdaq Exchange in New York City. He has been twice nominated in the United States for the Ernst & Young ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’, once in 2001 and again in 2008.

Prior to launching NetSol in the U.S., Mr. Ghauri had over 15 years of combined marketing and management experience with Fortune 500 companies such as Unilever and Atlantic Richfield Corporation (ARCO). He received his bachelor's degree from Eastern Illinois University and earned an MBA in marketing from the Drucker School of Management at the Claremont Graduate School.

Netsol Technologies In The News

Ten years ago, Najeeb Ghauri did something unthinkable to many career professionals: He left behind a thriving career in the oil industry and, without any familiarity with the world of high technology, transformed a clothing-manufacturing company into a full-services IT firm.

Looking back, Ghauri, 53, takes a whimsical view about his decision to leave behind a career at oil industry giant Arco and begin Netsol Technologies Inc., a provider of IT outsourcing and services which has grown a remarkable 70 percent annually for the past four years. "I was just looking for something more exciting and dynamic to do with my life," says Netsol's founder, chairman and chief executive officer. "There is no better feeling for me than being in the trenches."

A native of Lahore, Pakistan, Ghauri earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Eastern Illinois University in 1979 and master's degree in business administration in marketing from Claremont University in Claremont, Calif. in 1982.

Ghauri's positive attitude, coupled with the IT expertise of his brothers, Salim and Naeem, has worked to develop Netsol Technologies into an industry leader with a total workforce of 730 employees and offices in the United States, China, Great Britain, Australia and Pakistan.

Netsol specializes in providing IT services for corporations in various industries. Among its clients is DaimlerChrysler's Asia Pacific division. Netsol developed an IT system that begins with tracking consumer loan applications for cars produced by this global auto manufacturer. Its system then maintains the entire portfolio of approved loans from first to final payments by consumers. Netsol also performs similar functions for Hyundai's U.S. division.

Within the financial services industry, Netsol technology applications are utilized by the credit card divisions of Capitol One Bank and JP Morgan Chase & Co., following consumer accounts from initial inquiries to final payoff of balances. Click here to go to the Full Story .